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Southeast Services Corporation to lay off 31 workers in Mount Vernon
Southeast Services Corporation (SSC), an educational facilities management company, will lay off 31 employees in Mount Vernon, according to a notice posted to the Iowa Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website. The layoffs were announced July 11 and will…
Crystal Group launches new logo, refreshed brand identity
Crystal Group, Inc., a Hiawatha-based designer and manufacturer of rugged high-performance edge computing solutions, has…

Iowa Kids Pediatric Dentistry opens in Marion
Iowa Kids Pediatric Dentistry is set to open a new children-focused dental practice in Marion,…

Iowa unemployment rate remains at 2.9% in September
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.9% in September amid a labor force that…

University of Iowa Health Care seeks $280 million acquisition of oncology practice to expand cancer treatment in Iowa
The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents…

Nicole Crain named new Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) president
Nicole Crain has been selected as the next president of the Iowa Association of Business…

Iowa unemployment rises slightly to 2.9% in August
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 2.9% in August, ending a four-month streak…

L&W Supply opens first Iowa location in Cedar Rapids
L&W Supply, a nationwide distributor of interior building materials and construction supplies, has opened its…

Ernst names Tootsie’s Ice Cream of Benton County as Iowa Small Business of the Week
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has chosen Tootsie’s Ice Cream & More of Benton County as…

Eastern Iowa Airport breaks July passenger record
The Eastern Iowa Airport has broken a passenger record for the month of July, airport…

Iowa unemployment rate remains at 2.8% for fourth straight month
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in July, unchanged from June and .2% lower…

Five small businesses receive Main Street Iowa Open 4 Business grants
Five small businesses from Main Street Iowa districts received $50,000 in state grants after successfully…

Linn supervisors cast final vote for new wind energy ordinance
Even as the Linn County Board of Supervisors approved the third and final reading July…

Artwork by local photographer Christopher V. Sherman showcased in new St. Luke’s Marion emergency room
Marion-based fine arts photographer Christopher V. Sherman’s photographic artwork will be prominently displayed in the…

NextEra Energy outlines plans for Duane Arnold Solar IV project in Linn County
The mood was cordial, yet emotionally charged, as representatives from NextEra Energy laid out their…

Inventory remains bright spot in June Iowa housing market
Overall inventory remained the bright spot for the Iowa housing market in June, as the…
